A scene cue combines several sources and plays them as one line, such as a background with a countdown, a logo over a video, or a picture-in-picture. You build the scene once, and the list then handles it like any other cue.
Adding a scene
Click Scene in the toolbar to create a new scene. When you have entered a name, the scene builder opens.
The arrow beside the button lists the scenes that you already have. Each scene has the commands Insert, Edit…, Rename… and Delete; Insert adds the scene to the list as a cue. New scene… is at the bottom of the menu.
How you build a scene, with its sources, their order, visibility, locking and filters, is described in part 8.
A scene with a clock
A scene can contain a Clock / countdown source. This source can count down from a duration, count down to a time of day, or count up, and it can also show the time or the date.
A clock in the scene does two things by itself:
- The clock does not run until the cue goes live. It starts when the audience sees it, and not when you arm the cue.
- A scene with a countdown sets the duration of the cue, so you do not need to enter the same number twice.
Part 8 describes the clock source and its format.
What you can set on the cue
You can set the normal columns: transition, follow action and link. A scene has no in and out point, unless a source inside it ends. The volume applies to the sources in the scene that produce sound.